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Residents wait to see Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. On the second day of his state visit to France, Charles met with sports groups in the northern suburbs of Paris and was scheduled to pay a visit to fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

British royals sprinkle star power on a grateful French town with up-and-down ties to royalty

It’s not every day that VIP visitors venture out to the town of Saint-Denis, one of the poorest and toughest parts of the Paris region. So there was excitement when Britain's King Charles III and … more

By JOHN LEICESTER | 9/21/23

FILE - People are dwarfed against the financial skyline as they take photos of the Merlion statue along the Marina Bay area in Singapore, on June 30, 2020. Singapore police uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted August 2023, they said, bringing the total amount of assets seized or frozen to 2.4 billion Singapore dollars ($1.75 billion).(AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

Singapore police uncover more gold bars, watches and other assets from money laundering scheme

Singapore police say they have uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, bringing the total amount of assets seized … more

9/21/23

Denis Kazungu, in Kicukiro Primary Court in Kigali, Rwanda, Thursday, Sept.21, 2023. A suspected serial killer in Rwanda on Thursday pleaded guilty at a court on Thursday, saying he killed 14 people. Most of the victims were women. Denis Kazungu, 34, admitted guilt to charges that included murder, rape and robbery. He appeared at the Kicukiro Court in the capital, Kigali, and didn't appear to show any emotion during the hearing.(AP Photo/Rashid Bugiranfura)

A serial killer pleads guilty in Rwanda to killing 14 people

A serial killer in Rwanda has pleaded guilty at a court saying he killed 14 people. Most of the victims were women. Denis Kazungu admitted guilt to charges that included murder, rape and robbery. He … more

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA | 9/21/23

FILE - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Poland's prime minister said on late Wednesday his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine, a comment that appeared aimed at pressuring Kyiv but put Poland's status as a major source of military equipment in doubt as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk, File)

Poland done sending arms to Ukraine, leader says, as trade dispute escalates

Poland’s prime minister says his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine. The comment appeared to put Poland’s status as a major source of military equipment in doubt as a trade dispute … more

By VANESSA GERA | 9/21/23

Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Congo's president wants the large U.N. peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year

Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping mission to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed. His address to the … more

By CARA ANNA | 9/21/23

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. India has expelled a senior Canadian diplomat and is accusing Canada of interfering in its internal affairs. The expulsion Tuesday came a day after Trudeau said Canada was investigating allegations India was connected to the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Niijar in Canada in June, and expelled an Indian diplomat. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

India suspends visa services in Canada and rift widens over killing of Canadian citizen

India’s visa processing center in Canada says it has suspended services as a rift widened between the countries after Canada’s leader said India may have been involved in the killing of a … more

9/21/23

FILE - A protester holds up a machete as a symbol of self-defense against gangs, during a protest against gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by the United States government. President William Ruto was speaking Wednesday, Sept. 20 at a ceremony establishing diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, file)

Kenya's president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs

Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by the United States … more

By CARA ANNA | 9/21/23

The bodies of two South Africa Navy personal lay covered after being recovered from the sea at Kommetjie, ear Cape own, South Africa, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said that two SA Navy divers were dead and five were rescued at sea just off the coast of Kommetjie. (AP Photo/Halden Krog)

3 South Africa navy personnel die after they are swept off a submarine deck during supply operation

Three South African navy personnel have died and a senior officer is in a critical condition after seven crew members of a submarine were swept off its deck and out to sea by big waves. The … more

By GERALD IMRAY | 9/21/23

Britain's King Charles III delivers a speech during a state dinner in the Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 in Versailles. President Emmanuel Macron and King Charles III held talks in Paris on Wednesday at the start of a long-awaited three-day state visit meant to highlight the friendship between France and the U.K. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via AP)

King Charles III is to visit fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral on day 2 of his visit to France

King Charles III is to address French lawmakers, meet with sports groups in Paris northern suburbs and pay a visit to Notre-Dame cathedral as part of his state visit to France. Thursday's busy … more

9/21/23

In this photo provided by the Israeli police, an Israeli tank that was stolen from a military zone is seen in a junkyard near Haifa, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Israeli authorities are trying to figure out how the tank was stolen from a military training zone and taken to the junkyard in northern Israel. The army said that the tank was unarmed and had been out of service for many years. (Israeli Police via AP)

An Israeli tank was stolen from a military zone. Authorities found it in a junkyard

Israeli authorities are trying to figure out how a tank was stolen from a military training zone in northern Israel. The tank was found Wednesday in a junkyard by police, who have arrested two … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 9/21/23

FILE - This undated photo shows U.S. Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. An unknown gunman opened fire outside the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon late Wednesday night, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/File)

Lebanon begins investigating shooting outside US Embassy that caused no injuries

Lebanese authorities have started an investigation into a shooting outside the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy in Lebanon. An embassy spokesperson said no one was hurt in the shooting. The embassy … more

By ABBY SEWELL and BASSEM MROUE | 9/21/23

FILE - Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, waves to his supporters at a polling station during the Presidential elections in the town of Douma, in the eastern Ghouta region, near the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, May 26, 2021. President Bashar Assad will head to China later this week in his first visit to Beijing since the country's conflict started 12 years during which China was one of his main backers, his office said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives in China on first visit since the beginning of war in Syria

Chinese state media says Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in China on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria’s 12-year conflict. Beijing has been one of his main backers. … more

9/21/23

President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Iran's president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says that relations with the United States can move forward if the Biden administration demonstrates it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and a first step … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 9/21/23

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russian strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and wounding at least 14

Explosions rocked Ukrainian cities overnight, as a massive Russian attack started fires and injured at least 14 people. Seven people were injured in Kyiv, including a 9-year-old girl, reported Mayor … more

9/21/23

Guatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arévalo greets the crowd as he arrives at a march by Indigenous people to demand the resignation of Guatemala's Attorney General Consuelo Porras, outside the Supreme Court building in Guatemala City, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Arévalo has called people to protest efforts to derail his presidency before he can take office and for the attorney general's resignation. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Guatemalans rally on behalf of president-elect, demonstrating a will to defend democracy

Protests by thousands of Guatemalans this week supporting President-elect Bernardo Arévalo suggest that the efforts by some officials to derail his presidency have awakened a new will among many … more

By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | 9/21/23

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada wasn't looking to escalate tensions, but asked India on Tuesday, Sept. 19, to take the killing of a Sikh activist seriously after India called accusations that the Indian government may have been involved absurd.(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada gets muted allied support after alleging India may have been involved in killing of Canadian

Canada is making an explosive allegation that India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil, but thus far Canada’s allies are voicing measured concern about … more

By ROB GILLIES | 9/21/23

FILE - Mist gathers on the horizon at Dud's Corner World War I Cemetery in Loos-en-Gohelle, France, on March 13, 2014. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, First World War cemeteries and memorial sites in Belgium and France were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List during the annual meeting of the World Heritage Committee. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

World War I remembrance sites in Belgium and France have been added to UNESCO's heritage registry

UNESCO has added World War I funerary and memorial locations across the Western Front to its prestigious World Heritage registry, expanding its list of landmarks of monumental importance. The World … more

By THOMAS ADAMSON | 9/20/23

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, listens as Security Council President and Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama speaks during a high level Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

UNGA Briefing: Permanent observers, more Security Council and what else is going on at the UN

It’s Day 3 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Tuesday at the U.N. and what … more

9/20/23

FILE - Jimmy Lai, center, exits his building to go for exercise at the Stanley prison in Hong Kong, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Lai said Wednesday, Sept. 20, he did not want to see his father die in detention, as his lawyers raised the prospect that his long-delayed trial may be pushed back indefinitely. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)

Jimmy Lai's son fears media mogul may die in detention while awaiting trial

The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai says he doesn't want to see his father die in detention, as his lawyers raised the prospect that his … more

9/20/23

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Forum, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Behind all the speechmaking at the UN lies a basic, unspoken question: Is the world governable?

At the United Nations, “multilateralism” is always the goal, however fragmented and complex. Yet so is the quest for a coherent storyline that unites all 193 member states and their ideas. Those … more

By TED ANTHONY | 9/20/23